Visigoths used gummi to heal battle wounds after the fall of the Roman empire.

Happy birthday Juliana! Happy belated birthdays to Jengod and Paul and Ouise!

Beth, those are called cut-in records. They started in the 50s with the most famous one being "the martians are attacking" and then all the breaking news reports being song snippets. The most famous ones were done by a duo, one of whom was name Goodman. I can't remember the other guy. They usually did one topical record a year, which is why they had Watergate themed ones in the early 70s. I've seen collections of their stuff, but it's tricky to find (maybe semi-bootleg? I doubt they got clearances for all those clips).

Here you go, Beth. From a music Q&A board:

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Question 186: (posted June 14, 2005)
In the early to mid 70’s I recall songs that had political questions or interview type questions and they were answered by playing sound bites from songs that made the target of the interview sound silly – any idea who put these out? – It could have been a local radio station thing but I do know it was funny at the time and had the sort of sound like the Streak song by Ray Stevens, serious voice over questions and then a strange lyrical answer.

UPDATE June 19, 2005: Joe S e-mailed ...
These kind of novelty 45s began in the 1950s with Flying Saucer by Buchanan and Goodman. Serious interviews intercut with pop songs of the day as "answers" to the questions. Dickie Goodman did this in the 60s and early 70s also with some political answer 45s. They were called "cut-in" records. There were copycats of this genre well into the 80s.

OK, I'm trying to do a meara, but it wont' let me freakin' copy and paste??? Why does Safari hate me???

Go Matt with the booty call! Whoot! Just make sure the walk of shame includes passing by a coffeehouse, see...

meara! meara! It's been forever since I posted with you! You've been around the world and back again and all sorts of exciting things (with great pictures!), and I never got to post with you.

I was coming to whine about how my copy of HP6 (a 3-months-early birthday present), which was supposed to be now in my greedy little hands (my friend got it yesterday, as soon as the store - closed during shabbat - opened), is still far away from me due to some scheduling problems, but now I don't want to whine anymore, because hopefully I get to post with you! [Edit: or, well, I guess I did miss you, because I have to go now. Sigh. Oh, well. It's even OK if you take yet another trip around the world until we actually get to post together, I guess. As long as it happens.]

Happy Birthday Juliana!

Happy Belated Birthday to Ouise, jengod and Paul!

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

And belated wishes to Ouise, and jengod and Paul. Yay July babies!!

My party was last night, and I got many bottles of champagne, 2 bootleg DVDs of Eddie Izzard shows, Seasons 1 & 2 of Buffy, and fresh herbs. It rocked.

Now I'm going to go outside and MELT in the heat. Oy.

Happy Birthday, juliana!

Happy Birthdays (in some cases Belated), Ouise, jengod, Paul, and juliana!

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